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The river cruise ship Anna Katharina crashed into the quay wall and a lock gate near Vienna on Friday morning, July 24.
Extensive damage was done to the ship’s bow, and 14 passengers suffered minor injuries in the incident.
The cause of the crash has not yet been confirmed, but a full investigation is underway.
Passengers aboard the 180-guest river cruise ship Anna Katharina got a very rude awakening near 4 a.m. on Friday, July 24, 2026 when the ship crashed at full speed into a quay wall and the Freudenau lock gate on the Danube River near Vienna, Austria.
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